Mike Ewing

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Ingersoll, Ontario

N5C 0B4

H: 519-***-****

C: 647-***-****

e:ac3et7@r.postjobfree.com

WORK HISTORY

Operations Manager – Egar Tool & Die Ltd. Cambridge, Ontario 2013 – 2017

Tier 2 Manufacturer of automotive stamping components and stamping dies.

Reporting to the GM 7 direct reports – Production, Quality, Maintenance, Materials, Facilities, H & S

110 employees – also acted as the HR Manager and MRO Buyer for the plant.

Responsibilities - P & L, Health & Safety, Logistics, Materials, Facilities, Maintenance, Human Resources

3 Shift Operation – the 3rd shift is a static weekend shift.

Continuous Improvements:

Created and trained all employees on new Health and Safety Policy.

Implemented and maintained Monthly JHSC meetings and Monthly Workplace Inspections.

Created new Shipping Department layout to support Lean and FIFO.

Created and implemented new Repack Area, Quarantine Area and Warehouse layout.

Implemented 5S strategies for Plant and all Work Cells.

Created and Implemented Material Handling Best Practices.

Stabilized workforce reducing turnover from 30% to 2%.

Implemented Kanban for MRO and Production Consumables specifically for weld cells reducing stock-outs.

Implemented VMI systems for the Press Shop.

Responsible for TS16949 annual audit certification.

Creating new maintenance consumables storage and ordering system.

Implementing new SCADA management system for all work cells using Ignition Software.

Purchasing Manager/Environmental Manager/CTPAT Manager 2013 - 2013

Co-Ex-Tec Concord, Ontario

Tier 1 Manufacturer of extruded rubber sealing assemblies and co-extruded sealing assemblies.

3 month stint to replace Purchasing Manager who quit.

Uncovered $8M in cost savings that could not be realized due to customer requirements for approvals.

Assistant General Manager – Butcher Industrial Finishes, Brampton, Ontario 2012 – 2013

Tier 1 and Tier 2 supplier of e-coated, powder coated and wet coated painted parts.

100 employees

Reporting to the GM, 4 direct reports, responsible for P&L, Maintenance, Quality, Materials, Production

Implementing lean manufacturing initiatives and continuous improvement activities.

Implemented new visual controls for scheduling using TV Monitors around the plant.

Introduced new warehouse layout.

Purchasing Manager/Logistics Manager/Inventory Manager/Warehouse Manager2006 – 2012

Mytox Manufacturing – A Division of Magna Closures - Woodbridge, Ontario

Manufacturer of automotive components, running boards, door frames, seat rails, roof racks

6 direct reports – Material Analyst, Receiving, Shipping, and Warehouse.

Plant had 600 to 1000 employees.

Continuous Improvements:

Responsible for approximately $100M in raw material spend.

Responsible for all freight and 3rd party warehousing/logistics contracts negotiating routings and freight costs.

Responsible for all supplier negotiations.

Corporate MRO representative for Magna.

Cost savings realized of over $12M.

Freight savings of over $1M.

Implemented various types of Lean Mfg. and Kanban techniques to manage all raw material deliveries. Notably for steel coil storage and deliveries. Result was no more than 2 days of steel coils on the floor at any given time. And second, created VMI system for on-line storage of production fasteners eliminating storage space and racking which created space for additional production equipment.

Increased overall inventory turns from the 50’s to over 150.

Implemented VMI for all maintenance items and plant consumables.

Lead logistics support for the implementation of the take-over business from Noble Industries out of Noble, MI. This was the purchase of automated weld cells, rolling mills and presses for GM door and header production for various vehicles.

Temporary purchasing manager for start-up plant in Statesville, NC for Magna Exterior/Interiors.

Responsible for annual inventories.

Purchasing/Materials Manager– Capital Safety Canada Limited, Mississauga, Ontario2002– 2006

(Including Shipping/Receiving and Edmonton Distribution Centre),

Also Corporate Buyer of Synthetic Webbing and Wire Rope.-Member Senior Management Team Capital Safety Group, Canada Limited,Mississauga, Ontario.

Manufacturer of industrial & commercial safety equipment & lifting slings.

6 direct reports, 9 indirect reports

Continuous Improvements:

Implemented new ERP system. Set-Up all Materials, Purchasing, Inventory and Shop Floor modules.

Implemented Kanban system for all raw material ordering.

Increased inventory turns from 30 to 60.

Negotiated cost savings of over $2M.

Open up and managed Edmonton Distribution Centre.

Member North American Safety Council for Fall Protection.

Implemented shop floor TPS.

Purchasing/Materials SupervisorFMT, A Division of REA International Inc. 2001 – 2002

A Martinrea Company, Mississauga, Ontario.

Manufacturer of brake lines and fuel lines for GM, Ford and Chrysler

9 direct reports.

Continuous Improvements:

Implemented Kanbans for raw materials and consumables.

Global Buyer/Commodity ManagerVolvo Motor Graders Limited, Volvo 2000 – 2001

Construction Equipment, Goderich, Ontario

Manufacturer of heavy construction equipment.

2 indirect reports, global team management.

Continuous Improvements:

Global Purchasing responsibilities for Steel, Castings, Engine Components and MRO commodities for Volvo Construction Equipment with cross-functional responsibility with Volvo Truck.

Cost savings realized of approximately $4M.

Implemented Kanban for Brake Castings.

Implemented VMI for plant consumables.

Purchasing/Materials CoordinatorSiemens Automotive Corporation, Aftermarket 1989 – 1999

Division, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico / London, Ontario

Manufacturer of electric dc motors for the HVAC and engine cooling for the automotive aftermarket.

8 direct reports.

Continuous Improvements:

Materials, Purchasing and Logistics responsibilities for relocating a factory from London, ON to Mexico.

Responsibility for all training of personnel.

Responsibility for all trucking contracts, warehousing layouts across 2 borders.

Negotiating contracts with Mexican suppliers.

Creating Kanbans, Min/Max systems and JIT processes.

EDUCATION

1977-1981 Central Elgin Collegiate Institute – S.S.G.D. Diploma

St. Thomas, ON

1986-1987 Canadian Institute of Business – Bookkeeping

London, ON

1991-1995 Fanshawe College/University of Western Ontario

London, ON

PMAC Level 3 CPP

SKILLS

5S

Change Management

Continuous Improvement

Customer Obsession

Customs – Nafta – Harmonized Codes

ERP Systems

Financial Training

Hazardous Materials Management

Health & Safety

Inventory Management

Kaizen

Lean Manufacturing

Lock-out

Logistics

Manufacturing

Organizational Behavior

Process Improvement

Purchasing

Supply Chain Management

Time Management

Value Stream Management

WHMIS

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